Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa
The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala
सदात्मकं स्फुरताख्यमरोषोपाधिवर्जितम् । प्रकाशरूपमात्मत्वे वस्तु तद्भासते परम् ॥ ९ ॥
sadātmakaṃ sphuratākhyamaroṣopādhivarjitam | prakāśarūpamātmatve vastu tadbhāsate param || 9 ||
সেই পৰম তত্ত্ব আত্মৰূপে উজ্জ্বল—শুদ্ধ সৎ-স্বভাৱ, নিত্য স্ফুৰত্তা (অন্তৰ্জ্যোতি) নামে পৰিচিত, ৰাগ-ক্রোধৰ উপাধিৰহিত, আৰু শুদ্ধ প্ৰকাশ-চৈতন্যৰূপ।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It identifies the Supreme as self-revealing Consciousness that shines as one’s own Self, and teaches that liberation is the recognition of this ever-present inner light beyond limiting emotions.
By stressing freedom from anger and other upādhis, it supports sattvic purification—an essential ground for steady Vishnu-bhakti—so devotion becomes clear, luminous, and centered in the indwelling Self.
No specific Vedanga technique is taught directly; the practical takeaway is sādhana-based—removing mental afflictions like krodha as ‘upādhis’ so the self-luminous awareness (prakāśa) is recognized without obstruction.